Breathing techniques associated with improved health outcomes
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Kathleen Benjamin Rickard, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, www.healgracefully.com; Dorothy J. Dunn, PhD, RNP, FNP-BC, AHN-BC; Virginia M. Brouch, EdD
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Purpose: To determine if there is evidence to support teaching purposeful breathing techniques to patients for the improvement of health outcomes.
Method: A comprehensive search of literature between 2009 and the present provided 6410 articles of possible interest. A total of 26 met the criteria for inclusion in this review. Two tables were prepared to provide a condensed summary of the significant results.
Findings: Evidence in the literature supports trained breathing techniques to improve health care outcomes for a variety of issues including anxiety, diabetes, autonomic nervous system disorders, gastro-esophageal reflux (GERD), hypertension, immune function, oxidative stress and pain.
Conclusions: Teaching breathing techniques provides a simple solution for improving patient health outcomes in a cost effective way in primary care settings.
Recommendations: Among the forms of breathing techniques studied, teaching diaphragmatic, deep abdominal breathing or specific nostril breathing techniques may be the easiest to teach effectively in a fast paced family practice setting. Other techniques could be provided by developing a simple pamphlet, through a variety of informatics, or formal classroom types of training sessions.
Key words: breath, breath work, breathing exercises, "breath* technique*" and health*, diaphragmatic, yoga, pranayama, autonomic nervous system, GERD, hypertension, anxiety, diabetes, pain, immunity, oxidative stress.
The review of research studies pertaining to purposeful breathing techniques as specifically related to improvement in physical health outcomes
Type | Research Study |
Acquisition | Self-submission |
Review Type | Peer-review: Single Blind |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Literature Review |
Research Approach | Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice |
Keywords | Breath; Breath Work; Breathing Exercises; Breath Technique; Breath and Health |
CINAHL Subject(s) | Breathing Exercises |
MESH Subject(s) | Patient Outcome Assessment |
MESH Subject(s) | Patient Outcome Assessment |
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